Masunoyama against Takarafuji, Nagoya 2012, day 8

Masunoyama5-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Takarafuji3-5

Nagoya 2012, day 8, 15 July 2012. Makuuchi, bout 5 of 21. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
52% MasunoyamaTakarafuji 48%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Masunoyama 2Takarafuji 4
  1. Masunoyama won · Haru 2014, day 14yorikiri
  2. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2013, day 12okuridashi
  3. Masunoyama won · Aki 2012, day 7yorikiri
  4. Takarafuji won · Nagoya 2012, day 8 (this bout)yorikiri
  5. Takarafuji won · Hatsu 2012, day 5, Juryotsukiotoshi
  6. Takarafuji won · Natsu 2011, day 15, Juryotsukiotoshi